Which chocolate bar is known for its distinctive shape, which involves a series of joined triangular prisms?

Toblerone is a Swiss chocolate bar brand currently owned by US confectionery company Mondelēz International, Inc., which was formerly Kraft Foods, the company that acquired the product from former owner Jacobs Suchard in 1990. It is produced in the capital city of Switzerland, Bern, and the bear symbol of the city is still visible in the logo. Toblerone is known for its distinctive shape, which involves a series of joined triangular prisms.

In 2016 two peaks were removed and larger gaps were introduced between each peak, in two of the bars in the United Kingdom, to cut the weight of the bars and reduce costs, while retaining the same package size and retail price. This change reduced the weight of the 400g bar to 360g and of the 170g to 150g; other sizes of bar were unaffected. The change was not well received, with one Member of the Scottish Parliament calling for "government action" by the Scottish Parliament over the change. In 2018, it was announced that the bars would revert to their original shape, and the 150g bar replaced by a 200g bar.

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Denise Currie

One of my favourites, I love the honey and almonds

Sally Onyett

Reminds me of ‘Wagon Wheels’. When I was a child you needed both hands to hold one, now you only need two fingers..! ☹️😜

Cheryl Perkins

I love Toblerone any flavour even white chocolate.

earlepg

Always disliked when the chocolate bars were reduced in size and sold for the same price; like they were fooling everybody. First noticed this when I was ten years old.

Richard G Schwartz

That man from the Scottish Parliament deserves some kind of award.

james parrillo

Cari G., The company-Tobler One, says player TDelisi- changed the weight, and shape, of two sizes of the candy bar. They eventually restored the shape and made one of the sizes even bigger, adding fifty grams to the one hundred fifty gram bar. This made me think of companies changing juice carton sizes from the original 64 ounces; I believe it is 52 ounces now, and other companies who have changed sizes and weights, instead of charging more for the originals. Thank you, and have a great day! Christine, James's wife

Cari G.

james parrillo, huh? What on earth does frozen pizza and the fact that the U.S. cannot keep up with the rest of the world have anything to do w a chocolate bar?

Kathryn Cavanagh

Would be ashamed to miss this one..!!

tdelisi

I lived for 15 months in Bern, a wonderful Swiss city. I also learned that the Tobler family actuallly named it Tobler One (1) but co-joined the words, and most people think it is pronounced like an Italian name (which it isn’t).

Pierre Poirier

Used to love Toblerones

james parrillo

The new packaging of products has made a slice of frozen pizza smaller and smaller. The Nature Valley (whatever product rights' symbols these companies have) bars are nearing the size of Fig Newtons. I am hardly a member of the Scottish Parliament, but I have contacted President Trump to commend the dairy industry for raising the prices, as necessary, but retaining the American sizes, gallons, quarts, and pints. We understand inflation. It is more frustrating, and less ecologically sound to have to have unnecessary packaging to feed a family. Thank you, Christine, James's wife